Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.7°C
2.0° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (07 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
7
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.9
NE
10
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
S
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
141
100
80
81
76
72
71
154
258
265
255
354
427
560
292
284
280
178
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:25AM1.88m
2:51PM1.95m
3:15AM1.90m
3:39PM1.93m
Low Tide
8:13PM0.14m
8:34AM0.11m
9:03PM0.12m
9:25AM0.11m
9:51PM0.12m
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Temp °C
15
15
12
11
10
9
11
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
13
11
8
7
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
7
10
10
11
10
9
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